Comments for Universal Baguazhang http://ubagua.com Change for the Better Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Primal Bagua Diagram by S.Smith http://ubagua.com/primal-bagua-diagram/#comment-101 S.Smith Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:26:51 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=736#comment-101 Thanks for the props Josh. Before we explore emerging, we'll tackle the Primal and Temporal Arrangements, and we'll explore Qigong associated with them. After that, the fun begins. Thanks for the props Josh.

Before we explore emerging, we’ll tackle the Primal and Temporal Arrangements, and we’ll explore Qigong associated with them.

After that, the fun begins.

]]> Comment on Primal Bagua Diagram by josh young http://ubagua.com/primal-bagua-diagram/#comment-98 josh young Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:04:25 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=736#comment-98 Understanding the trigrams is key. I like your efforts here. How do the trigrams emerge from Yin and Yang with this "primal" arrangement? What are the relationships between the trigrams and the energies of bagua? With taiji the 8 energizes are well known and can be used together to handle and relate anything, for they teach true application in a way no form ever can. But I am not as familiar with bagua as I am taijiquan and I do not practice bagua for the most part so have no experience with how the trigrams relate to it. Understanding the trigrams is key.
I like your efforts here.
How do the trigrams emerge from Yin and Yang with this “primal” arrangement?
What are the relationships between the trigrams and the energies of bagua?

With taiji the 8 energizes are well known and can be used together to handle and relate anything, for they teach true application in a way no form ever can.

But I am not as familiar with bagua as I am taijiquan and I do not practice bagua for the most part so have no experience with how the trigrams relate to it.

]]> Comment on How Your 8 Diagrams Are Arranged by Steven Smith http://ubagua.com/how-your-8-diagrams-are-arranged/#comment-89 Steven Smith Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:17:52 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=781#comment-89 Thanks josh. Excellent associated meanings. Stay tuned... After Primal and Temporal Bagua explorations, UBagua.com will explore <ul><li>the Primal Square Arrangement</li> <li>2 different Binary Arrangements</li> <li>the King Wen Enlightenment Order</li> </ul> In between, fundamental movement practices will come alive. Thanks josh. Excellent associated meanings.

Stay tuned…

After Primal and Temporal Bagua explorations, UBagua.com will explore

  • the Primal Square Arrangement
  • 2 different Binary Arrangements
  • the King Wen Enlightenment Order

In between, fundamental movement practices will come alive.

]]> Comment on How Your 8 Diagrams Are Arranged by josh young http://ubagua.com/how-your-8-diagrams-are-arranged/#comment-88 josh young Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:00:36 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=781#comment-88 Original I-ching Oracle the pure and complete texts with concordance Translated by Ritsema and Sabbadini. the numbers i gave are arbitrary, the magic square numerology and sacred geometry of the bagua is not something i am going to print or write about, but it is there. left is up, right is down for the binary trigrams: <ol> <li>energy-111</li> <li>space-000</li> <li>shake-001</li> <li>root-110</li> <li>gorge-010</li> <li>radiance-101</li> <li>bound-100</li> <li>open-011</li> </ol> [Editor's note: I added the list for other readers for a reference to the article... a sky, b earth, c thunder, d wind, e water, f fire, g mountain, h cloud.] my style basically requires you to understand the texts meanings, to understand the martial art, it is that strongly linked to the bagua and tao. this book was a bit of an eye opener, it showed me the 4 energies, which i did not understand: lao yin, shao yang, lao yang, shao yin. Lao means old, shao means young. Original I-ching Oracle
the pure and complete texts with concordance
Translated by Ritsema and Sabbadini.

the numbers i gave are arbitrary, the magic square numerology and sacred geometry of the bagua is not something i am going to print or write about, but it is there.

left is up, right is down for the binary trigrams:

  1. energy-111
  2. space-000
  3. shake-001
  4. root-110
  5. gorge-010
  6. radiance-101
  7. bound-100
  8. open-011

[Editor's note: I added the list for other readers for a reference to the article... a sky, b earth, c thunder, d wind, e water, f fire, g mountain, h cloud.]

my style basically requires you to understand the texts meanings, to understand the martial art, it is that strongly linked to the bagua and tao.

this book was a bit of an eye opener,
it showed me the 4 energies, which i did not understand:
lao yin, shao yang, lao yang, shao yin.
Lao means old, shao means young.

]]> Comment on How Your 8 Diagrams Are Arranged by Steven Smith http://ubagua.com/how-your-8-diagrams-are-arranged/#comment-87 Steven Smith Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:44:06 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=781#comment-87 Thanks josh. What is your book called? Does your list follow the Temporal list? If so, maybe the last two are flipped? Sky=open? Water=bound? I like personal sensations regarding the palms, and I hope to guide people toward personal meanings... rather than adhering too closely to any single text. I stripped the numbers out of my Bagua practice to connect more precisely to the Elements. "#1 Palm" has a different feeling for me than connecting my palm to "Sky." Thanks josh.

What is your book called?

Does your list follow the Temporal list? If so, maybe the last two are flipped? Sky=open? Water=bound?

I like personal sensations regarding the palms, and I hope to guide people toward personal meanings… rather than adhering too closely to any single text.

I stripped the numbers out of my Bagua practice to connect more precisely to the Elements. “#1 Palm” has a different feeling for me than connecting my palm to “Sky.”

]]> Comment on How Your 8 Diagrams Are Arranged by josh young http://ubagua.com/how-your-8-diagrams-are-arranged/#comment-86 josh young Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:30:23 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=781#comment-86 neat. I have a very good book that is a translation of the i-ching. it has different names for the bagua that are also accurate translations, i thought you might enjoy these and you can apply them to your information above: 1=energy 2=space 3=shake 4=root 5=gorge 6=radiance 7=bound 8=open i found that this arrangement makes more sense for given the internal transmissions of the 13 postures and how they related directly to the bagua. neat.
I have a very good book that is a translation of the i-ching. it has different names for the bagua that are also accurate translations, i thought you might enjoy these and you can apply them to your information above:

1=energy
2=space
3=shake
4=root
5=gorge
6=radiance
7=bound
8=open

i found that this arrangement makes more sense for given the internal transmissions of the 13 postures and how they related directly to the bagua.

]]> Comment on Primal Bagua Diagram by Derek http://ubagua.com/primal-bagua-diagram/#comment-83 Derek Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:20:43 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=736#comment-83 Cool, I've been looking for this type of information for some time. I have really good instructors that I train with, but they don't focus on this aspect of it and it is the part I'm most interested in. I'm glad to have found this site and for your efforts in sharing this information. Cheers Cool, I’ve been looking for this type of information for some time. I have really good instructors that I train with, but they don’t focus on this aspect of it and it is the part I’m most interested in. I’m glad to have found this site and for your efforts in sharing this information.

Cheers

]]> Comment on Primal Bagua Diagram by S.Smith http://ubagua.com/primal-bagua-diagram/#comment-82 S.Smith Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:39:32 +0000 http://ubagua.com/?p=736#comment-82 Derek, it's a critical piece of the <em>Yi-Jing's Changes</em> (and I'll show <em>that</em> as articles appear), but it often isn't seen in <em>Palm Changes</em>. Many times Baguazhang Systems imply or suggest connections to the Yi-Jing, show some palms based on it, and jump right in to Form Work. Step by step, right here, we'll explore how hands connect to the concepts in the Yi Jing. And in a short time, we'll have a tactile, kinesthetic sense of the Changes. Derek, it’s a critical piece of the Yi-Jing’s Changes (and I’ll show that as articles appear), but it often isn’t seen in Palm Changes.

Many times Baguazhang Systems imply or suggest connections to the Yi-Jing, show some palms based on it, and jump right in to Form Work.

Step by step, right here, we’ll explore how hands connect to the concepts in the Yi Jing. And in a short time, we’ll have a tactile, kinesthetic sense of the Changes.

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